Jean Monnet Chair
Dr. Foteini Asderaki
"European Union’s Education, Training, Research and Innovation Policies" (EduTRIP)
The Jean Monnet Chair on “European Union’s Education, Training, Research and Innovation Policies”(EduTRIP) is based on the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus, Greece, first ranked in student preferences among its peers.
The objective of the Chair is the reinforcement of education, research and dialogue on the crucial issues and scientific developments in these areas at both national and European level. The main concern is to create synergies between universities, business, stakeholders and civil society.
It is the first Jean Monnet Chair on these issues in Greece and in the wider South East Europe and Mediterranean Area.
She holds a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, a MA in International and European Studies and a PhD with distinction in Political Sciences issued by the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her Thesis, entitled as “The Formation of an International Regime: The European Higher Education Area” was awarded by the Hellenic University Association for European Studies in 2008 the Honorary Grant of the National Bank of Greece in memorial of Theodoros Karatzas. She also studied pedagogical science for a four year period.
Dr. Foteini Asderaki has been teaching at the undergraduate as well as at the postgraduate level at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus. Furthermore, she teaches at the postgraduate programme of the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has published books and articles on European integration issues and in particular on European Knowledge policies. She was an Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs 92015-16) and she is representing Greece at the International Bureau of Education, Unesco in Geneva.
About Dr. Foteini Asderaki
Work Experience
Work Experience
2014-…: Assistant Professor at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece
2016-2019: Jean Monnet Chair on European Union’s Education, Training, Research and Innovation Policies
2017: Evaluator at National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (ekdda)
2016-...: Visiting Professor at National Security School, Police Academy
2015-…: Member of the International Bureau of Education, Unesco, Geneva
2015-…: Director of the Laboratory on Education Policy, Research, Development and Interuniversity Cooperation (ERDIC), University of Piraeus
2015-2017: Visiting Professor of the Hellenic Air Force Academy
2015-2016: Advisor to the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs
2009-2014: Lecturer, on European integration issues at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
2009-2002: Ministry of Education at the Department of International Relations, the Department for European Affairs and the Secretariat for Higher Education
2004-2009: Bologna Follow Up Group Member
Teaching; Research; Administrative duties such as: Member of the University’s Internationalisation Committee; Member of the Department’s Internal Evaluation Committee; Member of the Senate (2012-13)
2009-2002: Advisor/Civil Servant at the Secretariat for Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Research, administrative duties and member of various groups:
- Member of the Bologna Follow Up Group, (2004-2009)
- Deputy Member of the Board of the Bologna Process (2005-06)
- Member of the Life Long Learning Working Group of the Bologna Process (2007-2009)
- Deputy Member of the External dimension Group of the Bologna Process (2005-2009)
- Member of the Stocktaking Group of the Bologna Process (2005-07)
- Deputy member of the Cluster on Modernization of Higher Education, founded by the European Commission.
- Member of the Greek-German Committee for cooperation in Higher Education (2004-2009)
- Deputy member of the Greek-French Committee for cooperation in Higher Education (2004-09)
- Member of the Committee for the National Qualification Framework (2006-2009).
- Member of the Greek Delegation in Bergen Ministerial Conference (2005), London Ministerial Conference (2007) Leuven/ Louvain la Neuve Ministerial Conference (2009)
- Contact person for the Erasmus Mundus Programme (2004)
- Contact person for the regional cooperation Adriatic-Ionian and UNIADRION, Black Sea Economic Cooperation Stability Pact (Graz Process)
- Member of the Task Force of the Stability Pact for the preparation of the Ministerial Conference in Nicosia, 2003
- Member of the Committee supporting the Greek Presidency of the EU
Undergraduate Level Courses
Undergraduate Level Courses
Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
- International and European Institutions
- European Integration, History and Theories
- Open Module European Policies on Education, Training, Research & Innovation
- Diplomacy and Strategy of the Great European Powers
- European Defense, Security and Political Integration
- European Public Policies
gamesPost-graduate Level Courses
gamesPost-graduate Level Courses
- European Policies in Education, Training, Youth and Sports, DIES, University of Piraeus
- European Research Policy, DIES, University of Piraeus.
- Special Issues of European Policies: Migration and Inclusion Policies, DIES, University of Piraeus
- International Organizations, Education and Development (WB, IMF, WTO, Unesco, CoE, OECD), DIES, University of Piraeus
- European Integration, DIES, University of Piraeus.
- European Integration and European Education Policy, Faculty of Primary Education National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
- Postmodernism and the Internationalisation of Higher Education, MA in Higher Education Governance, Faculty of Primary Education National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Mobility as Visiting Professor
Mobility as Visiting Professor
- Erasmus Teaching Assignment in the University of Ben Gurion of the Negev, September 2016.
- Erasmus Training Visit, European Office of Cyprus, Brussels, 2014.
- Erasmus Teaching Assignment in the University of Oslo, Department of Political Studies, September 2013.
- Erasmus Training Visit in the University of Rijeka-Croatia, September 2012.
Research Interests
Research Interests
European Integration Theories, European Governance, European Policies, Enlargement, European Educational Policy, Policies for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Quality Assurance and Internationalization of Higher Education, Employability, New Technologies.
Research
Research
- Research “Migrant children and inclusion in the Greek education system”, 2015-….
- «University-business cooperation in Europe: drivers, challenges, and opportunities» with Muenster University of Applied Sciences (2016-17).
- “Extremism and 'Prevent': the need to trust in Democratic Awareness and Political Literacy in school education” in the framework of the ERASMUS+, KA2 programme DEMOKLEOS (2016-17).
- “What Europe means 4 U” in the framework of the Jean Monnet project “Universities4EU” (2014-16).
- Research on Languages competences for enterprises (2014) as a member of the research team presented in the Conference “The Future of Language Professions, organized by the European Commission and the University of Piraeus, 8 November. 2014.
- “The perception of pupils about EU“ in the framework of the Jean Monnet, Information and Research Activities project YouthActiv (2013-14).
- “Economic crisis and the Brain Drain phenomenon. The case of Greece”
- Council of Europe (2008) “National Qualification Report” as national correspondent.
- Research on the use of the European Credit and Transfer System and the Diploma Supplement in Greece, Greek Ministry of Education, 2008 as a member of the research team.
- Project “National Conditions of cross-national policy convergence in the context of the Bologna Process”, funded by German Science Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft -DFG) as national correspondent.
- Project “Mapping on the co-operation between HEIs and the private sector in Europe”, funded by the European Commission as national correspondent.
- Research Programme “Curricular Reform” conducted by ICHEM, (CHEPS, CHE, ESMU, NIFU-STEP funded by the European Commission as national correspondent.
Educational & Research Programmes
Educational & Research Programmes
- Academic Coordinator – Jean Monnet Programme, “Include European Values” - IncludU (2016-18), See more at http://includu.eu/en/
- Academic Coordinator – Jean Monnet Programme, “Universities 4EU” - U4EU (2014-16). See more at http://www.u4eu.eu/
- Academic Coordinator – Jean Monnet Programme, Information and Research Activities: “YouthActiv” (2013-2014). See more at https://erdic.unipi.gr/youthactiv.
- Academic Coordinator – Jean Monnet Programme, Key Activity 1 Learning EU at School: “Europe at Schools through Art and Simulation” (2013-2014). See more at https://erdic.unipi.gr/europestarts.
- Academic Coordinator – Jean Monnet Programme, Key Activity 1 Learning EU at School: “Bringing Europe to School Teachers” (2012-2013). See more at http://www.bestunipi.eu.
- Academic partner of the Jean Monnet Network “Governance, Pluralism and Trans-Nationalisation in Europe” - GovUnet (2016-19), coordinated by University of Aegean, Greece. See more at http://www.aegean.gr/aegean2/news/2015_16/deltia/deltio-jean-monnet-25-8-2016.html
- Academic partner of the Jean Monnet Network Near EU (2016-19), coordinated by University Ben-Gurion of the Negev, Israel. See more at http://neareu.eu
- “Teachers 4 Europe Ambassadors” 2013-17 as an academic educator, run by the Reprentation of the European Commission in Greece.
- “Teachers 4 Europe” 2011-17 as the academic educator, programme run by the Reprentation of the European Commission in Greece.
- Academic Coordinator of the European Parliament's Scool Ambassadors Programme (2017-18).
- Partner of the Jean Monnet project "The European Union’s Outermost Regions in the Caribbean and their Sovereign Neighbours – Between Regional Integration and External Alignments" coordinated by University of Siegen, Germany.
- Partner of the Erasmus+ KA2, DEMOKLEOS (2015-18) coordinated by Directorate of Secondary Education of Piraeus, Greece. See more at http://dide-peiraia.att.sch.gr/index.php/menu-demokleos
- Academic member at Erasmus+ KA2, "Eastern Mediterranean Regional Training Partnership" coordinated by University of Piraeus.
Publications
Books
Books
- Asderaki F. (2013) (ed.), Learning EU Together, e-book under the Jean Monnet Programme, ‘’Bringing Europe to School Teachers (B.E.ST)’’, 2012/13, 70 pages [in Greek].
- Asderaki, F. & Gkousios Ch. (2011), Politiqueseducativesdans l Union Europeène: le defit du multilinguisme, Athene : Ion Publications, 2nd edition, 292 pages [in Greek and egean).
- Asderaki, F. (2008a), Europe and Paideia. The European Higher Education Area [EvropikaiPaideia. O EvropaikosHorosAnwtatisEkpaidefsis], Athens: Sideris, 587 pages, [in Greek].
- Kyriazis, A. & F. Asderaki (2008b), Monographs on Higher Education: Higher Education in Greece, Bucharest:UNESCO-CEPES, 192 pages
e-book
e-book
- Asderaki F. (2013) (ed.), Learning EU Together, e-book under the Jean Monnet Programme, ‘’Bringing Europe to School Teachers (B.E.ST)’’, 2012/13, 70 pages [in Greek].
gamesWorking Papers
gamesWorking Papers
- Asderaki, F. (2014), «The institutional changes after the Lisbon Treaty and the Role of National Parliaments», Centre for Security Studies.
- Asderaki, F. & M. Tsinisizelis (2008), «Vocational Training in the perspective of the New European Architecture»,Hellenic Centre for European Studies (ΕΚΕΜ), 9 March 2008.
Papers / Articles & Chapters
Papers / Articles & Chapters
- Asderaki, F. (2016), ‘European Knowledge Policies:Education, Training, Researchandinnovationin N. Maravegias (ed) European Union, Kritiki, pp.485-518 [in Greek].
- Asderaki, F. (2016), “Migration crisis, from securitization to militarization: Challenges for EU and the member states” ICIB, 2016, Proceedings pp.287-302.
- Asderaki, F. & J. Samul (2015), The Acquisition of Knowledge in Public Organizations: The Perspective of Employees, International Journal of Contemporary Management, 14 (2), 23-32.
- Asderaki F, Ch. Dimitropoulou, El. Goudi (2015), The War for talents, ICIB 2015, Thessaloniki 22-24 May 2015, Proceedings, pp.
- Asderaki, F. &P. Ntoulias (2014), Quality Assurance within Greek Higher Education. European Higher Education and OECD’s principles and standards affection in Α. Bitzenis&V. Vlachos (eds), ICIB 2014 Proceedings, pp. 179-188 [in Greek].
- Asderaki F. and D. Maragos (2014) “European Education and Training Programmes for Youth and their application in Greece” paper presented at the conference “In4Youth: Social and Labor Market Integration of Young People during a continuous Economic Crisis”, Thessaloniki, 28.11.2014, Proceedings, pp. 92-109.
- Asderaki, F. (2014), “New EU economic governance and democracy.The role of the national parliaments”, in the Conference Political, Economic and Cultural Legacies of the European Past in the Context of European Integration, University of Siegen 24-25 October (proceedings forthcoming).
- Asderaki, F. (2013), “To be or not to be? United Kingdom’s participation in the European Union”, Paper presented in ICIB, Thessaloniki 16-18 May 2013, Proceedings, pp. 313-326.
- Asderaki, F (2013), “Effectiveness and Regime Complexity: The Diffusion of Higher Education Reforms in the European Union Countries”, Paper submitted to the ISA Annual Convention in San Francisco, U.S. 3-6 April 2013.
- Asderaki, F. (2013), ‘’The economic crisis and its impact on the scientists’ immigration in Greece’’, University of Peloponnese, Loutraki 6-8 December 2013.
- Asderaki, F. (2012), “Internationalization: challenges and opportunities for Greek higher education in a time of crisis”, in Bitzenis. A. & V. A. Vlachos (eds), International Conference of International Business, University of Macedonia, pp. 463-484.
- Asderaki, F. & I. Mamakou (2012), “Going digital or not? Internationalising Higher Education in Greece through Online Learning, in Alexandris, N., Vlamos, P., Douligeris, Chr., and B. Belesiotis, 4rd Conference on Informatics in Education 2012, Greek Computer Society, pp 630-645.
- Asderaki, F. & D. Maragos (2012), “The Internationalization of Higher Education: the added value of the European Portals and Social Media Pages for the National and Institutional Strategies, paper will be presented in ICICTE 2012, 5-7 July, 2012, Rhodes, Greece, (available at http://www.icicte.org/Proceedings2012/Papers/13-1-Asderaki.pdf).
- Asderaki, F. (2012), Education, Culture, Integration: EU policies evolution, experiences and results” [Paideia, Morfosi kai Oloklirosi: H diadromi twn evropaikon politikon, empiries kai symerasmata], paper presented in the Conference organised by the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus along with the Hellenic Parliament, 29-30 March 2012, Athens Greece (proceedings forthcoming in Greek).
- Kyriazis, A. & F. Asderaki (2012), “Governance and Leadership within higher education: the role of the Rector, University of Piraeus, Honorary volume for the Rector Sotirios Karvounis, University of Piraeus, pp. 401-416 [in Greek].
- Asderaki, F. (2011), “Developing Polyarchy? The New EU Foreign Policy Architecture after Lisbon Treaty and the implications for Greece” paper presented at the MGSA Sympocium 2011, New York University, New York 15 October 2011.
- Asderaki, F. (2011), ‘The Europeanization of the Greek Higher Education (1999-2009)’ in N. Maravegias (ed.), Europeanization in the Mediterranean Area, Nomiki Vivliothiki, pp. 297-326 [in Greek].
- Asderaki, F., Moysiadis, A., Adonakakis, G., Papp, A., Kontizas, S. and G. Panagopoulou (2011), “Enhancing Student Participation in the Public Debate through Simulation Exercises”, in Simons, M., Decuypere, M., Vlieghe, J. , Masschelein, J. (eds), Curating the European University, Leuven: Leuven University Press, pp. 89-96.
- Asderaki F. (2011), ‘The impact of Greek participation in EU on the Higher Education and Research Policies” XVI Scientific Symposium «30 years of Greek participation on European integration», University of Piraeus 1-2 December 2011, (proceedings forthcoming).
- Vroharidou, A., F. Asderaki & Korres, K.(2011), “Facebook’s academic utility in Greek higher education: The case of International and European Studies’ students”, in Alexandris, N., Vlamos, P., Douligeris, Chr., and B. Belesiotis, 3rd Conference on Informatics in Education 2012, Greek Computer Society, pp. 488-499.
- Gkousios Ch, Asderaki F. (2011), Internationalization of higher education and French teaching simulation’s models, Sofia international conference proceedings.
- Asderaki, F. (2010), ‘The institutional reforms of the Lisbon Convention’, in P. Kanellopoulos (ed.), The Lisbon Convention and the Greek legal system, [forthcoming in Greek].
- Asderaki, F. (2010), “The university in the midst of new challenges: financing and governance in search of excellence”, Filileftheri Emfasi, Vol. 45, pp. 108-119 [in Greek].
- Asderaki, F. (2010), “The Bologna Process and the enhancement of Employability” [H Diadikasia tis Mpolonia kai o stohos enishysis tis apasxolisimotitas] in Papadakis, Ν. & Μ. Spyridakis (eds), Labor market, Training and Employment in Greece. Institutions, Structures and Policies [Agora Ergasias, Katartisi kai Apasholisi stin Ellada. Thesmoi, Domes kai Politikes], Athens: Sideris, pp. 117-161 [in Greek].
- Asderaki, F. (2010), “The Quality Dimension of the Bologna Process: A window of opportunity for the development of closer relations between European Countries and institutions and their counterparts in the Mediterranean and Middle-East Area, World International Conference on Education (WICE-2010), 19-20 May, Amman Jordan.
- Vrocharidou, A., Asderaki, F. & Korres, K. (2010), “Internet Application within the Greek Higher Education. The use of Social Networking”, World International Conference on Education (WICE-2010), 19-20 May, Amman Jordan.
- Asderaki, F. (2010), “Higher education between cooperation and competition: the role of quality assurance, paper presented in the International Conference “Creating a Transnational Higher Education Area: Partnership, Competitiveness, and Development International Conference, University of Trento, April 22-23, 2010.
- Asderaki, F., Goussios, Ch., E. Loukis, N. Konofaos (2010), “L’enseignement supérieur grec face au numérique: une étude comparative», CIUEN 2010 : Colloque International de l’Université à l” Ere du Numérique, 14-16 Juin, Strasbourg.
- Asderaki, F. & Ch. Goussios (2010), “L’apport des langues étrangères dans l’enseignement supérieur grec: une approche de bonnes pratiques de promotion de l’apprentissage de la langue française adoptées par l’Université du Pirée, CREFECO, Colloque «Le français de demain- enjeux éducatifs et professionnels», Sofia du 28 au 30 Octobre 2010.
- Asderaki, F. (2009), “The European Educational Policy for the enhancement of multilingualism” published in Conference Proceedings of the “Association Panhellénique des Enseignants de Français Diplômés Universitaires” under the title «Stratégies d’apprentissage du FrançaisLangue Étrangère (FLE), 31 October 2009.
- Asderaki, F. (2009), “The Impact of the Bologna Process on the Development of the Greek Quality Assurance System”, Quality in Higher Education, Vol. 15 Issue 2 2009, pp. 105 – 122.
- Asderaki, F. (2008), ‘Implementing Bologna: The Greek Case’, in EUA Bologna Handbook : Making Bologna Work, E. Froment, J. Kohler, L. Purser, L. Wilson (eds.), Berlin: Raabe
- Asderaki, F. (2007), “The Impact of the Bologna Process on the Development of the Hellenic Quality Assurance System”. Paper presented at the 2nd Athens International Proceedings of the Conference on University Assessment: Assessing Quality. Athens, Greece, October 12-14, 2007, σσ. 186-206.
- Asderaki, F. (2006), ‘’Life Long Learning Policies: Municipalities’ role’’, Paper published in the conference proceedings ‘History and Culture of Agxialos Hellenism: 100 years from the Holocaust’, New Agxialos, 28-30 July, pp 218-234.
- Asderaki, F. (2006), “Historical Background and Key Features of the Bologna Process”, Proceedings of the Bologna Process Official Seminar: Putting European Higher Education Area on the Map: Developing Strategies for Attractiveness, 24-26 June 2006, Athens, pp.45-52.
Newspapers & Magazines
Newspapers & Magazines
- We need smart development”, Ta Nea, 22.03.2011 [In Greek]
- The use of facebook within Greek Universities, Kathimerini, 8.05.2010 [In Greek]
- The European Model (of higher education), Kathimerini, 18.03.2009 [In Greek]
- Trends and Challenges for European Higher Education”, The Bridge, 2008-09, pp. 61-63 [In Greek].
Additional Information
2014
2014
Nominated by the European Commission as the coordinator for the Observatory of the European Public Sphere in Greece.
Scholarships & Grants
Scholarships & Grants
- Honorary Grant in the memory of Theodoros Karatzas for the best PhD thesis on European Integration for the period 2004-2007 by the Hellenic University Association for European Studies(ECSA –Greece)
- Scholarship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation for taking the 1st place (after entrance Pan-Hellenic exams) in the Faculty of Political Science & Public Administration, Law School, National &Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Scholarship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation for taking the 2st place (after entrance Pan-Hellenic exams) in the Arsakeios, Pedagogical Academy of Psyhiko
- Annual award (for six-years) by the Agricultural Association of Almiros –Magnesia for the best performance in the lower and upper secondary high school
gamesProfessional Memberships
gamesProfessional Memberships
- International Studies Association
- Hellenic University Association for European Studies
- Hellenic Federation of University Teachers’ Associations